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We see there a very striking parable. When we understand how this wedding is to take place it begins to make sense. We have been given a lamp within our life. That lamp is our soul. The faith that we believe that this event will happen. It is now up to us to provide oil for that lamp to be in readiness, for we do not know when the call will go forth. That oil is the righteousness of Christ. We in this life have to work and in faith receive the gift of righteousness so that it will provide oil for our lamp. Scripture tells us there are three ways that we can obtain this righteousness. It tells us that we can obtain if we overcome the temptation of sin, and we know that is very difficult. We may do that, but then we could easily fall in another direction. That righteousness first has to be made pure. Our Lord spoke of this when He said that He was the vine and we are the branches, and we must bring forth fruit so that it can be purged. To purge under the Jewish law was a ceremony involving water and wood, involving hyssop and involving sacrifice, and that means has been taken over by our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. He has all those elements. He can purge our fruit and make it acceptable to go before God.

The second way the Scripture tells us is that if we do good deeds for others not looking for a reward or a pat on the back. Those good deeds then can be purged and can become as a righteousness which is acceptable before God.

The third and most important way, because if we had to rely on those two none of us would have sufficient oil, the most important way is through the Blood of the Lamb.  Our Lord said that this would be for the remission of our sins, the sins would be taken away and replaced with His righteousness, and that righteousness then can be placed in our storehouse. Where is this stored for us? Our Lord said that we store up our treasures in heaven where moth and rust cannot corrupt. We therefore see that when this is purged it is taken up to heaven and stored there for us. That is why the virgins, they were all virgins which meant they were all believers, that is why the five wise virgins had their oil, and the five unwise did not and they asked them to give them some. They said that they would not. That does not seem like a Christian act. The reason being that they could not give something to the others that was now stored by God for their use. They took their oil and lit their lamps and they were able to find their way unto the bridegroom who was being sent forth.

The others had to rush and try to now fill their lamps, but we have heard that it was too late when they received that oil, for when they arrived at the door it was closed. The marriage or consummation had begun. Under a Jewish wedding that consummation took place so that the bridegroom could ensure that his bride was indeed a virgin. We must indeed be as those wise virgins. We must live our life relying on the grace of Christ, making this preparation through those means of gaining righteousness so that we will be seen as wise virgins. When that was proven the bride went before the father of the bridegroom who gave them a blessing, and what a blessing we have heard. What a blessing to be united with Christ, and to be as Him, and to receive of the blessings of a loving Heavenly Father.

The father of the bridegroom then bestowed a special gift on the bride and groom. We know that gift will be the Kingdom of God, a thousand years of peace on this earth where there will be no death, there will be no sorrow, there will be no sickness, there will be no want. We will be fed unto the living waters by the Heavenly Father, and through the Lamb of God we will obtain our light and we will be as He is, spirit first and body second, and also those who have died in the Lord and are prepared will also be partakers of this great blessing. There will be no bar put on it. What a sight. What a wonderful wedding stands before us. What a wonderful blessing. Blessed and holy are they who partake of this first resurrection for on them the second death holds no fear. What a wonderful thing to believe in through our faith in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and after the kingdom period eternal life in the highest of heavens

There is no choice in our life if we stop and think about. There is no choice in trying to gain the world. There is no choice in thinking that we can go it alone and be part of this great blessing. There really is no choice. We have to give ourselves into the hands of the Lord. We have to make Him our faith. We have to accept His guidance and teaching through the Holy Spirit. We have to accept His free gift of grace in the righteousness that He can give unto us and in receiving all of this we will be the ones who will be blessed. The greatest blessing that we can look forward to is when He returns that we can kneel before Him and personally thank Him for this wonderful blessing of grace that He has given to the world.